The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission [FWC] will be meeting in Sarasota, FL next week to vote on a bear hunt and consider dropping their recovery and managment plans for the Florida Panther.

Last month the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) voted to move ahead with a bear hunt as early as this October. Environmental Action members have sent thousands of signatures of support and even presented the FWC with $5,000 to support

Florida is home to more than half of all greyhound tracks in the United States. Due to an antiquated state law, dog tracks are required to offer tens of thousands of races each year, no matter how much they are losing or how much the greyhounds suffer.

More than half of the greyhound races held in the US are in the state of Florida. Over the past twenty months, 196 greyhounds have died at Florida racetracks -- some had their necks broken, some died of heat stroke, and still others were electrocuted...

A recent surge in bear attacks in parts of Florida has led the stateâEUR(TM)s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to consider lifting a 20-year ban on black bear hunting. Extensive human development has forced bears out of their habitats and demolished

It was the summer of 2002 and Michael Bay had a problem only Jeb Bush could solve. The blockbuster director was in Miami filming Bad Boys II and plotting a high-speed boat chase through the Miami River and Biscayne Bay.